比喻

See also: 比喩

Chinese

 
side by side; compare; to gesture
side by side; compare; to gesture; than; ratio
allegory
trad. (比喻/比喩) 比 喻/喩
simp. (比喻) 比 喻

Pronunciation


Verb

比喻

  1. to liken; to compare; to draw an analogy; to metaphorize

Synonyms

Noun

比喻

  1. (rhetoric) analogy; metaphor; figure of speech; simile
    比喻意義/比喻意义  ―  bǐyù yìyì  ―  figurative meaning

Synonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (比喻):
  • → Middle Vietnamese: ꞗí dù

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
比 喻
ひ
Grade: 5
ゆ
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 比喻 – see the following entry.
【比喩ひゆ】
[noun] simile, metaphor, allegory
Alternative spellings
譬喩, 譬喻, 比ゆ, 比諭
(This term, 比喻, is an alternative spelling (extended shinjitai) of the above term.)
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